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Obadiah 1

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The vision of Obadiah.

Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom:

We have heard a report from the Lord,

and a messenger has been sent among the nations:

“Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!”

Edom Will Be Humbled

Behold, I will make you small among the nations;

you shall be utterly despised.

The pride of your heart has deceived you,

you who live in the clefts of the rock,

in your lofty dwelling,

who say in your heart,

“Who will bring me down to the ground?”

Though you soar aloft like the eagle,

though your nest is set among the stars,

from there I will bring you down,

declares the Lord.

If thieves came to you,

if plunderers came by night⁠—

how you have been destroyed!⁠—

would they not steal only enough for themselves?

If grape gatherers came to you,

would they not leave gleanings?

How Esau has been pillaged,

his treasures sought out!

All your allies have driven you to your border;

those at peace with you have deceived you;

they have prevailed against you;

those who eat your bread have set a trap beneath you⁠—

you have no understanding.

Will I not on that day, declares the Lord,

destroy the wise men out of Edom,

and understanding out of Mount Esau?

And your mighty men shall be dismayed, O Teman,

so that every man from Mount Esau will be cut off by slaughter.

Edom’s Violence Against Jacob

Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob,

shame shall cover you,

and you shall be cut off forever.

On the day that you stood aloof,

on the day that strangers carried off his wealth

and foreigners entered his gates

and cast lots for Jerusalem,

you were like one of them.

But do not gloat over the day of your brother

in the day of his misfortune;

do not rejoice over the people of Judah

in the day of their ruin;

do not boast

in the day of distress.

Do not enter the gate of my people

in the day of their calamity;

do not gloat over his disaster

in the day of his calamity;

do not loot his wealth

in the day of his calamity.

Do not stand at the crossroads

to cut off his fugitives;

do not hand over his survivors

in the day of distress.

The Day of the Lord Is Near

For the day of the Lord is near upon all the nations.

As you have done, it shall be done to you;

your deeds shall return on your own head.

For as you have drunk on my holy mountain,

so all the nations shall drink continually;

they shall drink and swallow,

and shall be as though they had never been.

But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape,

and it shall be holy,

and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.

The house of Jacob shall be a fire,

and the house of Joseph a flame,

and the house of Esau stubble;

they shall burn them and consume them,

and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau,

for the Lord has spoken.

The Kingdom of the Lord

Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau,

and those of the Shephelah shall possess the land of the Philistines;

they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria,

and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

The exiles of this host of the people of Israel

shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,

and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad

shall possess the cities of the Negeb.

Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion

to rule Mount Esau,

and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.

Psalm 131

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I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;

my eyes are not raised too high;

I do not occupy myself with things

too great and too marvelous for me.

But I have calmed and quieted my soul,

like a weaned child with its mother;

like a weaned child is my soul within me.

O Israel, hope in the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalm 132

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The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of Ascents.

Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,

all the hardships he endured,

how he swore to the Lord

and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,

“I will not enter my house

or get into my bed,

I will not give sleep to my eyes

or slumber to my eyelids,

until I find a place for the Lord,

a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;

we found it in the fields of Jaar.

“Let us go to his dwelling place;

let us worship at his footstool!”

Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place,

you and the ark of your might.

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,

and let your saints shout for joy.

For the sake of your servant David,

do not turn away the face of your anointed one.

The Lord swore to David a sure oath

from which he will not turn back:

“One of the sons of your body

I will set on your throne.

If your sons keep my covenant

and my testimonies that I shall teach them,

their sons also forever

shall sit on your throne.”

For the Lord has chosen Zion;

he has desired it for his dwelling place:

“This is my resting place forever;

here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

I will abundantly bless her provisions;

I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Her priests I will clothe with salvation,

and her saints will shout for joy.

There I will make a horn to sprout for David;

I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.

His enemies I will clothe with shame,

but on him his crown will shine.”

Proverbs 12

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Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,

but he who hates reproof is stupid.

A good man obtains favor from the Lord,

but a man of evil devices he condemns.

No one is established by wickedness,

but the root of the righteous will never be moved.

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,

but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

The thoughts of the righteous are just;

the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,

but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

The wicked are overthrown and are no more,

but the house of the righteous will stand.

A man is commended according to his good sense,

but one of twisted mind is despised.

Better to be lowly and have a servant

than to play the great man and lack bread.

Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,

but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,

but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers,

but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,

but the righteous escapes from trouble.

From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good,

and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,

but a wise man listens to advice.

The vexation of a fool is known at once,

but the prudent ignores an insult.

Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,

but a false witness utters deceit.

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,

but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Truthful lips endure forever,

but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,

but those who plan peace have joy.

No ill befalls the righteous,

but the wicked are filled with trouble.

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,

but those who act faithfully are his delight.

A prudent man conceals knowledge,

but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

The hand of the diligent will rule,

while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down,

but a good word makes him glad.

One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,

but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,

but the diligent man will get precious wealth.

In the path of righteousness is life,

and in its pathway there is no death.

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